Acrylic Painting Techniques
Painting techniques can be used to create different textures and effects in art. Here are some of my personal favorites.
WASH
Before slapping on thick layers of paint, I like to wash in color over my entire surface. This provides a first layer of paint and helps eliminate any fear of the white paper.
A wash is simply watered-down acrylic paint. To create a wash, mix a tiny bit of paint with a lot of water.
UNDERPAINTING
A wash can serve as an underpainting; however, a traditional underpainting is usually monochromatic (one color with many values) and applied thicker than a wash. The underpainting is the base layer ...
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